Iranian Maghsoodloo Wins Double Speed Chess Grand Prix
Iranian Grandmaster Parham Maghsoodloo emerged victorious at the Double Speed Chess Grand Prix.
Iran Ranks 2nd at Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix
The GM Amin Tabatabaei from Iran finished in second place at the sixth Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix.
Iranian Chess Player Chose as International Referee
Iranian chess player Pedram Oliaei won the title of International Chess Referee from the World Chess Federation, it was announced on July 8.
Six Iranians to Participate at Online Asian Junior Chess C’ship
Six chess players will represent Iran at online Asian Junior Chess Championship.
Asian Chess Federation Events Postponed
Asian Chess Federation has postponed all Asian events due to the novel coronavirus.
FIDE Rating Shows Iran Soaring Up
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The International Chess Federation, FIDE, has made a rating of the absolute numbers of players and the percentage of active players in different countries. According to the FIDE December data, integrated by chessratings.top, the number of players with a standard rating has surpassed the 350,000 mark (352,234 people to be exact). […]
Iran’s Barad Yeganegi wins gold at World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Championships
Barad Yeganegi from Iran won the gold medal at the 3rd FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Championships.
Iran chess players top-ranked in Asian Nations Cup
Iranian national men’s team (Green) won the title of Asian Nations Cup for Team Championship in Rapid section, for the first time in its history. The 2018 Asian Nations Cup is a team event for Asian chess federations taking place in Hamedan province in Iran since July 27. In Rapid section held on Friday, Iranian […]
Iran lands 3rd at World Youth Chess Olympiad
TEHRAN – National Iranian chess squad overcame Belarus to stand in the third place overall at FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2017 in India. World Youth Chess Olympiad-2017 was competed at Karnavati Club in India. Thirty teams from twenty-five countries had taken part at the prestigious event of World Chess Calendar for Under-16 players. […]
Iran chess players win 3 gold medals at Asian Championship for Disabled
Iranian visually-challenged and –impaired chess players have demonstrated impressive talents at the first edition of Asian Championship for Disabled, and managed to collect three gold medals at the continental sporting event. Seddigheh Sargazi participated in the tournament C contests for adults, and lifted the trophy following seven compelling rounds, the Chess Federation of the Islamic […]